Mr. Topaze

Synopsis

Mr. Topaze (Peter Sellers) is an unassuming school teacher in an unassuming small French town, who is honest to a fault. He is fired when he refuses to give a passing grade to a bad student, the grandson of a wealthy baroness. Castel Benac (Herbert Lom), a government official who runs a crooked financial business on the side, is persuaded by his mistress, Suzy (Nadia Gray), a musical comedy actress, to hire Mr. Topaze as the front man for his business. Gradually, Topaze becomes a rapacious financier who sacrifices his honesty for success and, in a final stroke of business bravado, fires Benac and acquires Suzy in the deal. An old friend and colleague, Tamise (Michael Gough) questions him and tells Topaze that what he now says and practices indicates there are no more honest men.

Main Cast

Peter Sellers

Auguste Topaze

Age : N/A | Popularity : 38%

Herbert Lom

Castel Benac

Age : N/A | Popularity : 81%

Leo McKern

Muche

Age : N/A | Popularity : 77%

Michael Gough

Tamise

Age : N/A | Popularity : 62%

John Neville

Roger

Age : N/A | Popularity : 43%

Martita Hunt

Baroness

Age : N/A | Popularity : 31%

Nadia Gray

Suzy

Age : 70 | Popularity : 53%

Anne Leon

Mrs. Tamise

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Peter Sellers
	Third Assistant Director	Ray Freeborn
Art	Set Decoration	Pamela Cornell
	Draughtsman	Terry Knight
	Art Direction	Peter Murton
	Production Design	Donald M. Ashton
Production	Producer	Pierre Rouve
Writing	Theatre Play	Marcel Pagnol
	Writer	Pierre Rouve Johnny Speight
Editing	Editor	Geoffrey Foot
Crew	Cinematography	John Wilcox
Sound	Music	Georges van Parys
Department	Role	Name

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